Jun 4, 2021 · Wilson later published a book with Robert Shea, The Illuminatus!Trilogy, which became a cult success and inspired a new genre of conspiracy fiction, including Dan Brown’s novel (and subsequent film) Angels & Demons.The Illuminati also became connected with Satanism and other ideals that were far removed from those associated with the original 18th-century Bavarian group.

Oct 23, 2024 · Each year, 31 October is a day to celebrate all things that go bump in the night. But where do our Halloween traditions come from? Lauren Good explores the history, from turnip carving to prayers exchanged for cake…

Nov 15, 2024 · From there, it looks very much like a reskin of Gladiator, with Lucius – revealed to be Maximus’s son – seeming to lead a rebellion from within the arena, and Joaquin Phoenix’s deranged emperor Commodus replaced with a tantalisingly terrible two-for-one deal in the form of co-emperors Caracalla and Geta (Fred Hechinger and Joseph Quinn). In a verbatim moment that may yet echo through ...

While 2 September 1945 is generally recognised as the final, official end of the Second World War, in many parts of the world fighting continued long beyond that date. And, given the vast scale of the war, which involved troops from every part of the world, it did not simultaneously come to an end everywhere. Instead, it ended in stages. Historian Keith Lowe explains how and when the war ...

Nov 15, 2024 · The sword-and-sandals epic Gladiator II promises a triumphant return to the half-historical, half-fictionalised ancient Rome of Ridley Scott’s original blockbuster. There is a new gladiator (Lucius, played by Paul Mescal), new thrilling battles in the Colosseum (featuring Pedro Pascal’s Marcus Acacius) and new behind-the-scenes plotting (headed by Macrinus, played by Denzel Washington).

Nov 30, 2022 · What was the Soviets’ role in World War II? In 1939, Stalin baffled communists around the world by signing a non-aggression pact with his ideological foe, Adolf Hitler.Together, they divided Poland, while the Soviet Union later annexed the Baltic states of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia in 1940.

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Jan 1, 2025 · Paddy Mayne in Sicily and beyond: commander of the SAS. Once the desert war had ended, the main body of the SAS was rebranded as the Special Raiding Squadron (SRS) and went into action in Sicily, with Mayne as its commander – David Stirling now a prisoner of war, having been captured in Africa in 1943.

Jul 21, 2023 · In 1919, theoretical physicist Albert Einstein published his pioneering theory of general relativity. His work established new ideas about the formation of the universe and black holes, revolutionising our knowledge of gravity, time and space. When and where was he born? When and how did he die? Read more about his life, plus 5 …

Sep 27, 2022 · The USA and the USSR occupied Germany to defeat Adolf Hitler and then stayed to shape the peace. The Soviets had lost perhaps 27 million people from 1941–45, around one-seventh of their population, and were now determined to prevent the revival of …